KelJu

You misunderstood me. It sucks that you program isn't still providing gains, not that your program sucks.

DOMS

Don't make me come over there and have you beat me up!!!

Got it. Yeah, I'd like to have kept getting the gains that I was making. But now I really need to focus on diet and losing about 15 pounds of fat. Plus, training for core stability and speed sound like fun.

Brutus_G

You know i bet its your mind that has adapted not your body.

"People do it everyday, they talk to themselves... they see themselves as they'd like to be, they don't have the courage you have, to just run with it."-Tyler Durden

DOMS

Possibly. I did feel bored.

Another factor is, in the past, I've always stopped at technical failure. With this program (in the last two weeks) I was going beyond technical failure too much.

When you're a n00b and train alone, technical failure is a life saver.

fufu

Congrats on the PRs - 20 lbs is awesome.

I love changing to a new program...so refreshing and motivating. What are you thinking of moving onto?

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DOMS

I want to work on my core stability and my agility. I have a thread fishing for ideas in the Training forum. I'm also working on my flexibility.

I figure that I'll do that for two months and then go back to the low and heavy.

fufu

I'm sure those T-nation "exercises you've never done" articles will come in handy. You should try renegade rows, one of my favorite exercises for core strength. That is if you have dumb bells.

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Double D

So what ya gonna do now? Any ideas?

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DOMS

Yep, I'm going to do a routine that focuses on strength and core stabilty. I'm going to start a new journal for it.

Well, this is pretty much gonna be my last post in this thread.

I figured that I close with some praise.

First, some praise for the Madcow variant of Bill Starr's 5x5 program. For a n00b like me, this very structured routine was gold. No program I've done so far has presented such a clear challenge. The defined goals for each workout crated many short-term goals that really pushed me to achieve.

The end result is that I've put more muscle on my body and weight on the bar than with any other program I've done.

I should note that I still don't think it's a routine suited to the advanced lifter. I think that at that level you're too close to your potential to add 2.5% on your weights week after week. But it's great for the beginner or intermediate lifter.

Lastly, and more importantly, I want to thank all the great people that dropped in and extolled me to new personal heights in body building. It may just be words to most people, but to me it was a few more pounds on the bar.

Thanks very much for your support!

fufu

You the man! Congratulations on completed program.

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Triple Threat

Oh Crap. No wait. That's the other journal. OK, bye. See you in the new journal.

Double D

Nice closing post in this excellent journal. Cant wait to see the next!

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